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posted on 24.11.09

Sycamore Seed Pod in Frame
Photo by sue.h

Sycamore Seed Pod in Frame

Photo by sue.h

posted on 24.11.09

Wooden Bucket
Two years ago I found a somewhat lopsided (technically “drunken”) wooden bucket at a garage sale, and after a minute of intense negotiation was able to purchase it for $.25. It looked like it should be pretty simple to straighten up, but after an hour of effort, I started looking for some guidance. Luckily, the folks at Colonial Williamsburg suggested this superb how to do it book. I learned that a cooper is a specialized woodworker “whose job is to bind long, thin strips of wood into … barrels, buckets, butter churns and wash basins.” Coopering requires a high degree of skill, higher than normal carpentry or carving. There are three types of coopering: a. Dry coopering, single use containers not required to hold water — fairly simple to make. b. Wet coopering, building casks that are water tight, requiring high quality wood and great skill. (Today these casks are used only for fermentation: wine, liquor, Tobasco sauce, wine vinegar, etc.) c. White coopering, building buckets for carrying sugar, flour and milk. Generally, this coopering called for less skill because it does not involve bending the staves.
Robert C. Ross 2008
Photo by West County Camera

Wooden Bucket

Two years ago I found a somewhat lopsided (technically “drunken”) wooden bucket at a garage sale, and after a minute of intense negotiation was able to purchase it for $.25. It looked like it should be pretty simple to straighten up, but after an hour of effort, I started looking for some guidance. Luckily, the folks at Colonial Williamsburg suggested this superb how to do it book.

I learned that a cooper is a specialized woodworker “whose job is to bind long, thin strips of wood into … barrels, buckets, butter churns and wash basins.” Coopering requires a high degree of skill, higher than normal carpentry or carving.

There are three types of coopering:

a. Dry coopering, single use containers not required to hold water — fairly simple to make.

b. Wet coopering, building casks that are water tight, requiring high quality wood and great skill. (Today these casks are used only for fermentation: wine, liquor, Tobasco sauce, wine vinegar, etc.)

c. White coopering, building buckets for carrying sugar, flour and milk. Generally, this coopering called for less skill because it does not involve bending the staves.

Robert C. Ross 2008

Photo by West County Camera

posted on 24.11.09

Project 365
Day 3 - Abies bracteata - Santa Lucia Fir
Photo by pete@eastbaywilds.com

Project 365

Day 3 - Abies bracteata - Santa Lucia Fir

Photo by pete@eastbaywilds.com

posted on 24.11.09

Norway Spruce Cones and Tools
Photo by mbiresch

Norway Spruce Cones and Tools

Photo by mbiresch

posted on 24.11.09

tsuchiya:

csebastian:

gray and blue castle surrounded by woods
Where is this?
// thepulpgirls:thisismywonderland
When I die, I want to go here!

tsuchiya:

csebastian:

gray and blue castle surrounded by woods

Where is this?

// thepulpgirls:thisismywonderland

When I die, I want to go here!

posted on 24.11.09

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Mrs. Jolly Green Giant

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Mrs. Jolly Green Giant

posted on 23.11.09

A Wall and a Tree
Photo by Cilest

A Wall and a Tree

Photo by Cilest

posted on 23.11.09

A Tree in England
Photo by Tall Guy

A Tree in England

Photo by Tall Guy

posted on 23.11.09

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posted on 23.11.09

The last to Fall - Beech leaves hang on well into winter.
Photo by tozofoto

The last to Fall - Beech leaves hang on well into winter.

Photo by tozofoto

posted on 23.11.09

The End of Fall
Photo by DekirMax

The End of Fall

Photo by DekirMax

posted on 23.11.09

A crew worked Tuesday to remove a 100,000-pound crane that toppled onto a Santa Rosa, Calif., house and smashed it in half while trying to remove an old oak tree. No one was injured in the accident. Notice the name of the crane company. Not very “RELIABLE”, I would say!
Photo by Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via Associated Press

A crew worked Tuesday to remove a 100,000-pound crane that toppled onto a Santa Rosa, Calif., house and smashed it in half while trying to remove an old oak tree. No one was injured in the accident. Notice the name of the crane company. Not very “RELIABLE”, I would say!

Photo by Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via Associated Press

posted on 23.11.09

Project 365
Day 2 - Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir - Very popular Christmas tree.
Photo by Lunastruck

Project 365

Day 2 - Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir - Very popular Christmas tree.

Photo by Lunastruck

posted on 23.11.09

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